ainokea wrote:
thoughtpolice wrote:
ainokea wrote:
Here is the deal if you are not happy with the principals of the church then find another one. After all if you want to pick and choose what a religon's principals are then start your own church.
OCLDS you could compete with the FLDS but instead of having 8 wives you would need to carry guns to join!!
Side note, could I give my 1 wife away for a gun? Would you allow that Prophet Ain?
I am no prophet, personally why the hell are people bitching about a churches principals? To me it is like the "gay" mormons protesting that the church doesn't accept them, I mean no S*%$. The church decides what their faith is going to believe and if you don't agree worship elsewhere.
I would agree with you that if the LDS church had a no self defense belief, or a no guns belief or whatever that there would be no argument. That however isn't the case here.
In Utah only, the LDS church has asked people not bring guns to church. That's it, no doctrine, no policy, just an obscure notice given to the BCI for Utahn's to not bring guns into houses of worship. This policy isn't in effect in any other state I've visted or where my family resides.
Local leaders (bishops, stake presidents) regularly override this policy by asking certain members to carry. (personal knowledge, no cite).
To date, I know of nobody being charged with carrying in a house of worship, so it's also not enforced. (personal knowledge, no cite).
To ditto what ScottyT said, it's a non issue. Carry if you want knowing that the possibility exists to be charged with an infraction (with no penalty attached that I know of), or don't carry. It's pretty simple, you aren't going to hell by not following this rule.:lol::lol:
